I recently received the most incredible news from my team. "Shontelle! You're not going to believe this, but you have just been confirmed to open for NKOTB for their European tour!" "OMG! Are you serious?" "Yes! Yes! This is gonna be so good for you, girl!" "Thank you, thank you, thank you guys! I'm so excited! Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh, the right stuff!" "Hahahahaha. Yes!" How cool is that news?

Then, just as I thought things couldn't be better, I got another call that confirmed a possibility we had been told of about a week ago. It had been finalized that I would be doing a Dianne Warren/Rodney Jerkins (DarkChild) record for the soundtrack of the upcoming and highly anticipated movie Confessions of a Shopaholic. Am I in heaven? Then it gets better! The song "Stuck with Each Other" also features Akon and will be a major song in the movie! I'm just so happy. I have wanted to work with Disney, Diane Warren, DarkChild AND Akon for sooooo long! And they have all been crossed off my checklist in one go! This is so great. I'm look really looking forward to all of this.

Just days later, I arrived in Barbados, my beautiful home in the sun. I was so happy to see my family. I missed them so much. I spent my days shopping for gifts with my family, catching up with my friends and bodyboarding, and chillin' on the beach. I missed my dogs so much so it was great to be able to feel their slobber all over me again. Ha! My best buddies. There is no love like a dog's love. Is that weird? Hahaha! I also hit up a few parties and went to a big fancy bash to celebrate NYE. I recorded "Stuck with Each Other" while I was in Barbados, too. See, the work never stops -- not even when you're supposed to be on vacation! Anyways, I was more than happy to do it. Did I say how excited I am about this?

My trip home was way too short because in no time I was back on a plane to NY, where I had one day to rest and pack to fly to L.A. to shoot the video for the new SHONKON song. We shot it at Lisa Rinna's store, Belle Gray. What a gorgeous store! I can't wait for you guys to see how the vid came out. I posted a video on my MySpace with some behind-the-scenes footage. There are also a bunch of photos from the shoot and more exclusive behind the scenes material on shontelleonline.com. We're so excited about Confessions of a Shopaholic and "Stuck with Each Other." I'll be posting it on MySpace soon, so you guys can check it out. Let me know what you think!

Well, I gotta go pack now. I'm flying to the UK with NKOTB tomorrow! Stay tuned next blog for an update on the tour with me and the guys.

Hugs and kisses and 'nuff love until next time,
Shon

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